For some reason I feel moved to share a bit about myself and my journey.
Some people think that I always eat healthy, never give into food-temptation, workout religiously, etc.
It wasn't always like that and even today I still struggle.
Long ago food was my escape, and I felt comfort in it. Growing up in a town where they boast about being the Ice Cream Capital of the World didn't help things, either. The normal pressure of growing up, fitting in, and doing well in school were other times where I opted for the comfort of food to make me feel better.
...looking back now at where I've been and what fuel I decided to opt into gives me a great way of looking at how I am now. You see, the struggle was there, and sometimes it still is here, visiting and rearing its ugly head to make me recall my past-self, but I believe people look at how they reflect on their struggles as a bad thing.
I believe Struggle is put in our way to test us, help us gain the strength to overcome and use the energy of the situation to shape us (if we choose to do so).
We all have the choie to see obstacles as situations of growth, seeing problems as opportunities in disguise. We all have been given a different set of speed bumps and short cuts on this life of ours, but we are the ones to shift our perspective in order to see things through a lens of Objective Peace.
It took me a while to gain that perspective, but now I'm very glad I took the steps in order to achieve it. That's why I'm grateful for this Journey I'm on; I can use those struggles and speed bumps I've overcome to use as tools to help others achieve the fearless life they deserve as well.
All it takes is that one step. Stepping out in faith and love towards positive change. I can help, but it takes the individual to decide to move.
Take care, Brandon S.